So, he was craving for the status associated with being a successful founder?

…Dropbox. Its founder, Drew Houston, wasn’t innately “passionate” about virtual storage. Nobody was. But he did find immense purpose in keeping up with his MIT friends, who were founding one successful company after another.

Harvard Researchers Prove High Achievers Crave Purpose, Not Passion

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Patrick Schönfeld

·Nov 10, 2020

So, he was craving for the status associated with being a successful founder? That sounds a lot like passion to me rather than a purpose.

Alan Trapulionis

Patrick Schönfeld

·Nov 10, 2020

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